Author: William Clement LeyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Clouds
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Cloudland
Author: William Clement LeyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Clouds
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Cloudland; a Study on the Structure and Characters of Clouds
Author: William Clement LeyPublisher: Theclassics.Us
ISBN: 9781230199535
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1894 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER V CHARACTERS AND CONTRASTS--CLOUDS OF INVERSION 51. Before proceeding with a detailed description of the clouds under this heading, it may be advisable, even at the price of repetition, to place before the reader the broad distinction in formation between these clouds and those dealt with in the previous chapter. This distinction is, that whereas clouds of Interfret are caused by the interaction of more or less horizontal currents of different velocities or directions, clouds of Inversion are caused by condensation in an upward direction in more or less vertical currents, although the shape of the clouds of the latter class may be affected by differences of velocity and direction in the horizontal movements of the air. Cumulo-rudimen turn 52. Many misleading titles, such as Fracto-cumulus and Cumulo-frustum, have been applied to this wellknown cloud, but these, as we shall see later, lead us to erroneously presuppose that the cloud is a brokendown and degraded form of Cumulus. The range of altitude of the rudimentary cloud is small. The mean altitude, as given in Table III., is 1500 feet (458 m.) above mean sea-level. But in reference to this variety of cloud it is important to observe that in the tropical and extra-tropical latitudes the level is higher in summer than in winter, and that the alteration of level is greater over the land than over the open sea, For the heating of the floor of the atmosphere causes vapour to remain in the state of vapour near that floor, and raises the level at which condensation is possible; and it is the atmosphere which exists over a land-surface which has its temperature specially raised by insolation, since the solid surface conducts less heat downward than the liquid, and parts with more heat...
Cloudland
Author: William Clement LeyPublisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781357831714
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Languages : en
Pages :
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Cloudland
Author: LeyCloudland
Author: William Clement LeyPublisher: Scholar's Choice
ISBN: 9781297215407
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 240
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Cloudland. A Study on the Structure and Character of Clouds ... With ... Coloured Plates, Etc
Author: William Clement LEYCloudland
Author: William Clement LeyCloudland
Author: William Clement LeyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Clouds
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Clouds
Author: Richard HamblynPublisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 1780237707
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
Clouds have been objects of delight and fascination throughout human history, their fleeting magnificence and endless variety having inspired scientists and daydreamers alike. Described by Aristophanes as “the patron goddesses of idle men,” clouds and the ever-changing patterns they create have long symbolized the restlessness and unpredictability of nature, and yet they are also the source of life-giving rains. In this book, Richard Hamblyn examines clouds in their cultural, historic, and scientific contexts, exploring their prevalence in our skies as well as in our literature, art, and music. As Hamblyn shows, clouds function not only as a crucial means of circulating water around the globe but also as a finely tuned thermostat regulating the planet’s temperature. He discusses the many different kinds of clouds, from high, scattered cirrus clouds to the plump thought-bubbles of cumulus clouds, even exploring man-made clouds and clouds on other planets. He also shows how clouds have featured as meaningful symbols in human culture, whether as ominous portents of coming calamities or as ethereal figures giving shape to the heavens, whether in Wordsworth’s poetry or today’s tech speak. Comprehensive yet compact, cogent and beautifully illustrated, this is the ultimate guidebook to those shapeshifters of the sky.
Cloudland
Author: W. Clement LeyPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781333977535
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Excerpt from Cloudland: A Study on the Stricture and Characters of Cloud, With Numerous Coloured Plates, Photographs, Charts and Diagrams The classification of clouds, the theories of their formation, and the other subjects dealt with are the outcome of lifelong observational study, but, owing to the author's ill-health, I have been obliged to arrange and set these in order, and have in one or two cases added explanations and diagrams where he had intended to do so but this has not been done without an intimate knowledge of the author's opinions and intentions, and careful considera tion of other works on the subject. The reader's pardon is craved for any errors and appearance of incompleteness which must thus necessarily occur. Much valuable assistance has been obtained from the works of other authors; more especially may be mentioned the works of Professor William Ferrel, the greatest of modern meteorologists. References have, as far as possible, been made, and in those cases in which they have not the author's apologies are due. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.